I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.

Quote by Al Sharpton

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The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

How do you make things fair?

How do you make things fair?

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

I've seen too much in life to give up.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...